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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation & AI Applications

NewsBreak · Mountain View, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
77 days
NewsBreak's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
15% of NewsBreak's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at NewsBreak
high
47 stale, 0 reposted of 55 open
Hiring momentum
61 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from NewsBreak's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for NewsBreak.

About this role

The Senior Machine Learning Engineer will focus on developing and enhancing large-scale recommendation systems for NewsBreak, working on core feed, retrieval, and ranking systems that serve millions of users. The role involves hands-on development, ownership of projects from training to production, and applying AI and LLM technologies to improve content discovery and personalization. Additionally, the engineer will engage in AI-driven innovation projects and contribute to the development of new AI-powered products.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of NewsBreak as an employer.

What you need

  • 3+ years of industry experience building machine learning or recommendation systems in production
  • Strong understanding of recommendation system fundamentals (ranking, embeddings, user/item modeling, experimentation)
  • Strong coding skills with Python / Java / Scala
  • Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Experience working with large-scale data and ML systems (e.g., Spark, distributed training, real-time inference)
  • Ability to own features end-to-end and deliver measurable business impact

Nice to have

  • Production experience applying AI or LLMs to recommendation systems
  • Experience contributing to 0 → 1 AI or ML-driven products
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and workflows

What you get

  • Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family (100% coverage for employee)
  • Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • FSA, HSA and commuter benefits programs
  • Team activity budget

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • Salary range provided but may vary based on multiple factors
  • Emphasis on individual ownership may require strong self-management skills

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Listed by NewsBreak on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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